JuNE 23, 1906.] 
They had to be men well known and popular, capable of 
retaining that popularity (no easy matter, by the way), 
and willing at all times and under any conditions to jump 
in and help out the management of any tournament that 
was in need of such assistance, This latter quanfication 
ought to set at rest once and for all the idea that the 
one aim of trade representatives is to make high scores. 
Of course, they all want to be as near the top as pos- 
sible; but every shooter knows that it is given to few, if 
any, to be able to do work at a tournament and shoot well 
at the same time. 
Judging from the number of applications that reach 
us, all looking for an engagement as trade representative 
or “shooter,” the position must be looked upon by very 
many as somewhat of the nature of a cinch. As a cold 
matter of fact, the very opposite would be a correct 
estimate. Long, tedious railroad journeys, the exposure 
to all kinds of weather, the fact that they ‘‘have to shoot,” 
whether they want to or not, the gathering of useful in- 
formation and the reporting of the same, as well as 
the necessity of always being willing to hear ‘‘troubles”’ 
and being “pleased to meet you,’? not matter how tired 
out they may be as the result of a severe schedule of 
tournaments and club shoots that they have had to 
attend, shows that the real work is not easy, and that 
a trade representative worthy ef the name must be at 
least a diplomat as well as a worker. There are indeed 
many thorns that beset the path of a trade representative, 
but there are also some roses, and a great big rose is 
the certainty that, no matter where the shoot is to be 
held, he is absolutely certain te meet at that point as 
fine a lot of gentlemen and good fellows as anybody could 
possibly wish to meet. 
It might, perhaps, be correct to say that primarily our 
idea in sending out trade representatives is to gather 
business information of value, and also to show the ex- 
cellence of our powder by shooting it so well as to call 
attention to that excellence by reason of high scores and 
long runs. But there are hundreds of places and tour- 
naments where such attendance is not needed from a 
strictly business standpoint, but-to which we send our 
men largely out of friendship for the local club’s man- 
agement or as a proof of our firm belief in the good 
American definition of what constitutes reciprocity, With 
our comparatively small corps of representatives, we 
are of course unable to be represented at every tourna- 
ment, particularly at the present time, when such events 
are scheduled in larger numbers than ever before in the 
history of the sport of trapshooting. The routes of our 
representatives have to be planned well ahead, and due 
recognition has to be given in arranging those routes to 
railroad schedules. Very many times we have to ap- 
parently neglect some of our friends owing to previous 
engagements and inconvenient train service. Again, the 
human frame is not a machine, and needs to be rested 
up oftener than an engine of finely tempered steel. We 
willfully neglect none of our friends, but it is an im- 
possibility for us to be represented at every tournament. 
Reverting again to the subject of high seores. You 
state in your letter that “there is also a notion that the 
permanency of the shooter’s business position is con- 
tingent on his making high scores day after day.’’ We 
believe that we have shown above that we not ‘only do not 
expect anything of the kind from our representatives, 
but place more value on their ability to make and retain 
friendships, and to gather in and furnish to us data of 
value to the home office from a business standpoint. 
You further state: ‘It is a matter of rumor that to 
maintain their scores some professionals do not hesitate 
to browbeat referees at local shoots, and attempt to score 
doubtful targets as broken targets.’”’ Such a rumor may 
have some grounds for its existence, but we doubt it 
very much, Our experience leads us to be of the opinion 
that “‘professionals” are least of all sinners in that direc- 
tion, Certain no such behavior on the part of any of 
our representatives would be tolerated for an instant. 
No hint or indistinct murmur of any such complaint has 
ever been received by us, and we have. sufficient confi- 
dence in our representatives to feel that the rumor which 
reached you did not dally with their names. 
As to being “‘insistent on having a place in the first 
squad at such shoots,’’ as a rule club managements are 
generally themselves glad to get a “reliable squad’’ for 
No. 1, so as to insure each event being promptly started, 
and a squad of ‘experts’? make an ideal No, 1 squad 
Again as a rule, ‘“‘experts’”’ or trade representatives are 
early on the grounds, and make their entries promptly 
“for all day.” This, more than anything else, perhaps, 
accounts ior the appearance of trade representatives’ 
names near the head of the lists. This, however, does 
not hold good at all shoots. Witness the order in which 
the names are published in the reports of many recent 
shoots. 
As to “avoiding * * * a late stay at the grounds,” 
this enters largely into what constitutes a full day’s 
work for a trade representative. An early arrival on 
the grounds ought to warrant an equally early departure, 
unless there is more work to be done. This latter point 
is of necessity left largely to the good judgment of our 
representatives, and we know that we are safe in so 
leaving it. Furthermore, let no man imagine that our 
trade representative’s day’s work is done when he leaves 
the shooting grounds. The most valuable results are 
frequently obtained after the last gun has been fired and 
long after all is quiet out at the scene of the day’s 
friendly rivalry, 
E. I. pu Pont Company. 
(Per J. T. Skelly.) 
CrncinnatTI, O., June 9.—Editor Forest and Stream: Re- 
plying to yours of the 18th, no complaint has been made 
to us as to the action of any of our men in attendance 
at tournaments, and we do not believe we have a man in 
our employ against whom any such complaint could be 
urged. This question has never been called to our 
attention, and we have not deemed it necessary to issue 
any instructions in reference to it. 
As to the permanency of representatives’ positions de- 
pending upon their high scores, we have not a man on 
our list who is not there for good and sufficient reasons 
other than his shooting ability. High scores, of course, 
are always pleasing to the advertising department. 
F. C. Turtye, Sec.-Treas. Peters C. Co. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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ProvipENcE, R. I., June 15.--The scores made at the 
fifth shoot of the Providence Game Preservation and Gun 
Club, held June 9, follow. The last four events were 
for the National Sportsman’s cup, which had to be won 
three times in succession to hold. Griffith had won it twice, 
but fell down to Bain and McArdle this time, who tied 
at 41. 
Events: 12 oa. DmOntG. O° G10: aShot 
Targets: 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 at. -Brk. 
Bain weess eases 914 91410151013 915 125 118 
MocArdicy oe cect 8131015 9151014 914 125 117 
Eambert eee 8151013 914 9141013 125 114 
R» Sheldon. se 913 8 138-:10151015 9 12 125 114 
Grithth Beer enseee 10 15 10.12.10 15 912 813 125 114 
Grovereenee re te 8 13 “9408191012 10°13 125 108 
Jiohnsanwere steric t 22) SIOAO IS 10 11 8.12 125 102 
Sherman’ esse. 5s 9121014 810 610 912 125 100 
Cole fa wcnrnedtes CAL Salsa Ome s, 29.11. 125 99 
Bambi see cer 6.9 818 412 91218 14 125 95 
Cooki¥iiverccee:< WIA 4952 OOS. 10. 7 oe 125 89 
Pratiklingien aso see G'13) ORI Sel eIO To. oi oe 100 84 
Powell) Gave cd aces G15 Sits SHOR o T4 100 82 
Aldrichitiges s.cccle DF TS Oa OSGi Le yee ee 100 81 
Heywood ........ D1 ee See Oe Gin. +6 100 71 
Morsemw pisses. cs eed 1 eTREOM E10 12 oo ., 100 67 

NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
SISSON Mecigteiateten 8 3809 G59 18.8 100 65 
Lear Micrerc civic totais Gee Slee eto e dee 85 58 
TEOvell Ge accesecaat ples voi len Geo) edits 85 53 
Adams 9%. etsy ake SAL 1G 9.5, . 85 53 
Woelker ate ocnneee 613° 912 7 12 75 59 
Willits” soacnrtass tec Sees 2, bla eee ee ye 75 5% 
uockwood ~...c.. SIPS Sb a Sad) VLAN ve ree bee 75 49 
Gavitteern eee csce OUTS meres meg? LU bts 5U 45 
J Smith sahtsos LOIS eo 50 38 
Warman ich ie eet ciate OTM LU eat! Sacred oe ive 50 35 
W_ Smith Nee the ucne es oe Lom ones bY 12 50 34 
Cup shoot, 50 targets, handicap: 
Bain (esac, cv eew cdiwiceieeevislns 47 GQEOVE pcre stetsicienieie wrevaa alate 45 
MIGATGIG 5 Sissy ss ae cres'e's os 47 NGHITE Ee civisly stehsisera om ajactove 42 
DEAL ELEM aeyeree ti vialstetn etelsiore's 46 VODMSON Meptaette sa ain cine 41 
RE Sheldon seen. cece scolar 46 
The Duluth, Minn., Central Gun Club announces that 
its twelfth annual shoot will be held on July 16 and 17, 
and that $350 will be added. Class shooting. President 
A. A. Farrington writes us that ‘‘We expect to land an 
event for the State of Minnesota individual champion- 
ship, but are not yet sure of this feature. Our shoot 
will be one of the old-timers, percentage system, in 
which the good and the bad shots take their chances in 
landing in the lucky hole.” 
